Rail-tie.



- J. WYSOGKI.

RAIL TIE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 4, 1913.

Patented July 7, 1914 2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

7105 NORRIS PEfERS COP PHOTD-LITHO.. WASHINGTON. b c,

J. WYSOOKI.

RAIL TIE.

PPLIOATION FILED Nov 4, 1913 Patented July 7, 1914.

EETS-S HEET 2.

aCCM/WW JOHN W YSOCKI, OF KEWANEE, ILLINOIS.

RAIL-TIE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July *7, 1914.

Application filed November 4, 1913. Serial No. 799,195.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JOHN WYSOOKI, a citizen of the United States, residing at Kewanee, in the county of Henry and State of Illinois, have invented new and useful Improvements in Rail-Ties, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to improvements in ties, and especially to means associated with a tie for securely looking a rail upon the tie, and the improvement resides in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts set forth in the following specification and falling within the scope of the appended claims.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a perspec tive view of a tie having rail securing means constructed in accordance with the present invention, the rails being connected with the tie, Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the tie,

the rails and rail engaging element being removed, Fig. 3 is a sectional view on the line (0-6 of Fig. 1, Fig. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view on the line 72-4; of Fig. 3, Fig. 5 is a similar view on the line co of Fig. 3, Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the rail engaging member arranged upon one side of the tie, Fig. 7 is a transverse sectional view on the line cZ-(Z of Fig. 1, Fig. 8 is a longitudinal sectional view on the line c@ of Fig. 7, and Fig. 9 is a perspective view of the rail-engaging member which may be employed upon the tie.

The tie 1 is preferably constructed of metal, but it is, of course, to be understood that the tie may be of the ordinary wooden construction, may be made of reinforced concrete and may have its rail receiving portions provided with bearing plates, any of the said constructions being amply eflicient in reducing my invention to practice.

The tie 1, is formed upon its upper face, adjacent its opposite ends with depressions 2 and 3 respectively, the surface formed by the depressions being horizontally straight and each of the said depressions is provided with an overlying flange which is arranged integrally over the tie proper, the flange 4: of the depression 2 being arranged toward the outer end of the tie, while the flange 5 of the depression 3 being arranged toward the center of said tie. The opposite walls of each of the depressions are vertically straight, and are indicated by the numerals 6 and 7 respectively, and the outer sides of the tie adjacent the said vertically straight walls 6 and 7 are formed with curved depressions 8 which not only communicate with the vertical walls 6 and 7 but also with the horizontally straight wall or surface of each of the depressions. The depressions are of a greater length than the width of the base flanges of the rails R and R, and the said rails are adapted to be arranged within the depressions and to be slid transversely, until the flanges 3 and 4: contact with the base flanges of the said rails.

In order to sustain the rails upon the tie, I provide what I will term rail-locking members 9 and 10 respectively. Each of these members comprises a substantially rectangular body portion 11, which has one of its ends undercut to provide a rail engaging lip 12, the opposite end of the body being vertically straight and being of a size sufficient to frictionally contact with the vertical walls 6 or 7 to force the lip into right engagement with the base flange of the rail. The body portions 11 of each of the members 9 has its opposite sides, at its vertically straight end 13, formed with curved hooks 14 which are properly spaced to enter the curved depressions or recesses 8, when the rail engaging members are sustained at an angle to the tie member, and to be guided by the curved walls of the said recesses to bring their lips 12 into engagement with the base flanges of the rails.

Suitable means are provided for sustaining the rail locking membersin positive engagement with the rails, so that the same cannot be swung upwardly and out of engagement with the said rails. To the right hand side of Fig. 1 of the drawings, I have illustrated the horizontal Wall provided by the depression 9. centrally formed with a substantially rect. ngular slot 15, and the tie provided with a transverse opening 16 which communicates with the said slot, and adjacent one of the side Walls provided by the slot. This side wall, is indicated by the numeral 17, inclines from the upper horizontal straight surface of the depression downwardly and toward the opposite vertically straight wall 18 of the slot 15. The rail locking member 9 has its body centrally provided upon its underface with a lug or extension 19, and the lug has its face adja cent its rail engaging lip beveled or inclined toward the said lip, the said inclined face of the lug, which is indicated by the nu meral 20, is provided with a transverse slot 21, and the said slot is adapted to be ar ranged to communicate with the opening 16 when the lug 19 is arranged within the slot 15, the inclined face of the lug 2O snugly engaging with the inclined side wall provided by the slot 15. The lug does not full fill the slot, that is, when the lug is arranged within the slot, the upper face ofthe lockin member 9 is flush with the upper face of the tie, but the lug does not necessarily contact with the lower wall provided by the slot, and is arranged a suitable distance away from the vertically straight wall 18 of the slot. Also the opposite walls of the opening 16 are preferably inclined to receive a wedge-shaped locking key 22, and this key passes through the slot 21 of the lug 19 and forces the vertically straight end of the body ll of the member 9 into contact with the vertical wall 6 of the depression, and the said key is provided with a plurality of openings, any one of which being adapted for the reception of a securing element, preferably in the nature of a cotter pin 23.

The rail locking member 10 is secured upon the tie by providing the body 11 of the said member, adjacent the opposite sides of the member with reamed openings 24: which communicate with similar openings 25 formed in the upper face of the depression 3. The sides of the tie are formed with depressions 26, the upper walls of said depressions communicating with the openings 25, and the said depressions are adapted to re ceive nuts 27 which engage with headed threaded members 28 that pass through the registering openings 24 and 25. The inner walls of the depressions, preferably contact with the nuts 27 to prevent the rotation of the same when the bolts 28 are engaged thereby for sustaining the locking member 10 upon the tie.

From the above description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, the simplicity of the device as well as the advantages thereof will, it is thought, be perfectly apparent to those skilled in the art to whichsuch inventions appertain without further detailed description.

Having thus described the invention, what- I claim is:

1. A rail tie having depressions forming seats for rails, one of the side walls of each of the depressions being inclined to agree with the base flange of the rail which is adapted to be engaged thereby, the opposite .wall of each of the depressions being with cally straight, the sides of the tie adjacent the vertically straight portions having curved recesses which communicate with both the vertical walls and the horizontal wall of the depression, rail locking blocks each comprising a bottom having .a rail flange engaging lip upon one of its ends, its second end vertically straight and its sides adjacent the said end having curved hooks which are adapted to be received within the curved recesses of the tie to guide the rail locking members to bring their lips into engagement with the base flanges of the rails, and means for removably securing the rail locking members upon the tie.

2. A rail tie having a depressed rail seat and provided with an inclined'wall adapted to engage with the base flange upon one side of the rail when the said rail is arranged upon the seat, the tie upon its opposite sides, and adjacent the non-rail engaging wall of the seat having curved recesses which communicate with the seat and with the said wall, a rail lockino' member having one of its ends formed wit a rail base engaging lip and its opposite end formed upon its sides with extending curved hooks, saidmember adapted to be swung to fill the rail receiving depression and to bring its lip into engage ment with the base flange of the said rail, and means passing through the locking member and through the tie for removably securing the locking member upon the tie.

In testimony whereof I aliix my signature in presence of two witnesses. I

. JOHN WYSOCKI. Witnesses:

MIorrAnn EISENBARTH, W. S. RoMANEK.

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Washington, D. (3. 

